Horseshoeing device.



. a device of this charactenI by which a shoe place while being nailed A. n 1 his` adaptedy to engage the toe or toe-calk of the Another object is `to provide alholder of i engage the sides of the hoof.

No.1:A 735,288. .l l f. .i`

Patent-@angst 4,4903.

`l?ALTAENT OFFICE.Y

`LOUIS J. NORTHERN, OF ROBINSON, KANSAS.V

Honslzsl-lol-:me'DEVICEl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,288, dated August 4, 1903.

' Application filed March 3Q, 1903- To all whom t may concern:- i

Be it known that I, Louis J. NonrrHnRN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Robinson, in the county of Brown and `State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HorseshoeingDevices; and I do declare the followinglobefafull, clear, and exact description of the-invention, g such as will enable others skilled in theartto 1 which it appertains to make and use the same." i

This invention relates'to holding Vdevices to aid in shoeing horses.

The object of this invention is to provide may be firmly heldin to the hoof.

this character which'will also serve as ashieldI or covering for the point ofthe nailsas they are driven through the hoof, thereby preventing the same from doing anydaniage should the horse jerk his foot away before the nails have been clenched. p j l A further object is to provide a" device. of; this character which will be simple in con-` struction, strong and durable, quickly at-` tached and removed, and well adaptedto the use for which it is designed. f

With these and other objects. inview the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and `arrangement of parts, as will be 4hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of the lowerjend of a horses leg and hoof, showing the application of the device. Fig. 2 is a side view of 'the de# vice detached. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the samegfshowing the parts closed in full lines andinopenposition in dotted lines.

Inthe1di"`:J`.vvi`1`:lgs,r 1 denotes the clamp, comprising two segmental-shaped plates 2 and 3, hinged togetherat their-forward lends.` On the inner edgesofeahjof the plates 2`and13r are formed shields or -`guard-plates 4,which are curved upwardly and adapted to lit and The rear ends of the guards or shields 4 taper downwardly and are formed intodownwardly-projecting arms 5, on the lower ends of which are formed inwardly-projecting lugs 5a, which are adapt- Serial No. 150.214. (No model.)

eg to engage the heels or heel-calks of the s oe.

'7 denotes a stift curved spring, one end of which is pivoted to the segmental plate 2, and the opposite end of which is pivoted to a cam.- lever, which has a pivotal engagement with vtheplate in such manner that when the free/eind or handle of the lever is pulled in ltowardthe side of the clamp the plates will bedrazwnl together to engage the hoof and holdtheclampfin place.

9 denotes a vertically-disposed spring-arm connected at its upper end to the pivot-bolt of the plates 2 and 3 and having formed on its lower `end an inwardly-turned hook, which In practice' after the shoe has been fitted to the hoof the clamp is opened and applied to the hoof in,` position to allow the lugs on the ends ofthe arms`5 to engage the heelcalks and the hooked end of the arm 9 to en- ,gage the toe-'calk of the shoe. The cam-lever lislthen.operatedto clamp the sides tightly ,against the hoofto hold the device in place. 'The nails may all now be quickly and easily driven. The points of the same coming through, the hoof behind the shield or guardplates t cannot become caught in the blacksmithsn knee or leg should the horse jerk his footaway,and instead of upsetting and clenching each nail as it is driven and as is usually done all: of the nails are driven and then clenched, which is a great saving of time and labor. Furthermore, after the shoe has been `fitted the clamp will securely hold the same in theproper position and prevent slipping.

Afurther advantage derived from the use 4ofjthe" clamp is that Ithe plates 4 serve as braces and relieve the foot of considerable of the jar occasioned by the driving of the nails through the hoof. Y

From the foregoing description,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operationlofthe invention will be readily understood-without requiring a moren extended ez'zp'la'natioiig` Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of thisinventiolr IOO Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Means for holding horseshoes in place while being nailed to the hoof, comprising a member to engage the hoof above the tread thereof and provided with means to engage the shoe and hold it pressed against the tread of the hoof, leaving the shoe fully exposed for the driving of the nails, substantially as described.

'2. Means for holding horseshoes in place while being nailed to lthe hoof, comprising a member adapted to engage the hoof above the tread thereof, and provided with means for lpressing the shoe in contact with the tread, and with guards to shield the projecting y points of the nails.

3. Means for holding horseshoes in place while being nailed to the hoof, comprising a member adapted to engage the hoof above the tread thereof and having downwardly-projecting portions to engage the calks of the shoe'and to hold the shoe in contact with the hoof-tread, leaving it fully exposed for the driving of the nails, substantially as described.

4. Means for holding horseshoes in place while being nailed to the hoof, comprising a pair of plates pivotally connected and adapted to engage the hooil above the plane of the tread thereof, said plates having portions proj ecting downward to engage the shoe and hold it in contact with the tread of the hoof, and means for contracting and expanding the plates, substantially as described.

5. Means for holding horseshoes in place while being nailed to the hoof, the same comprising a shoe-holder adapted to be clamped to the hoof above the tread thereof and having guards to shield the projecting ends of the nails and holding members projecting downward to engage the shoe and press the same in contact with the tread of the hoof, leaving the shoe fully exposed for the driving of the nails, substantially as described.

6. Means for holding horseshoes in place while the nails are being driven, comprising segmental sections pivotally connected and provided with means to hold the shoe pressed in contact with the tread of the hoof, a spring connected at one end to one of-said sections, and a cam-lever pivoted to the other section and connected to the opposite end of the spring, whereby the sections may be contracted and expanded to fit different hoofs,

ysubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. g

LOUIS J. NORTHERN. Witnesses:

J As. L. ALLEN, F. J. ARMSTRONG. 

